GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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WordMeaning
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling
fermentto undergo fermentation
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law